For Nadine Artemis and Ron Obadia, August began with plans for a family vacation in Minnesota. The vacation ended with the two Canadian citizens being led through Toronto's airport in handcuffs, locked up and separated from their baby.

Archery, which is believed to have emerged more than 20,000 years ago, is rich in Greek history and mythology: American Vic Wunderle doesn't go back that far. He traces his interest to the day his father cut a willow branch, pulled it into an arc with a taut string and handed it to the 5-year-old.